And now we birth ourselves...
You are not ending.
You are becoming.
Transforming in the Midlife Transition
Midlife is not a crisis.
It is a reclamation.
There comes a moment in midlife when the life once built no longer feels like the whole story.
Something begins to stir.
Questions arise.
Anger, longing, creativity, and truth begin asking for space.
For many women, this awakening arrives during perimenopause or menopause—not simply as physical change, but as a profound inner threshold.
This circle is for that moment.
A space to speak honestly, listen deeply, and explore who you are becoming now.
This eight week virtual group is for women at any point in the midlife transition, in perimenopause or post menopause, who want a community to travel with through this catalyst time.
Is This Circle For You?
This circle may be for you if something in midlife has begun to shift.
Perhaps you notice that the roles and expectations that once shaped life no longer fit as comfortably as they once did. Something deeper is asking for attention.
You may recognize yourself in some of these experiences:
• Feeling anger, grief, or restlessness that seems to come from somewhere deeper than daily life
• Sensing that an old identity is loosening, but the next chapter is not yet fully clear
• Longing for space to explore creativity, truth, and the parts of yourself that have waited patiently for years
• Questioning cultural messages about aging and wondering what midlife actually means for you
• Feeling drawn toward deeper self-knowledge, ritual, and inner listening
• Wanting companionship with other women who are also navigating this powerful life transition
You do not need to have answers.
Only a willingness to listen to what is awakening within you.
This circle offers a supportive space to explore the transformation of midlife through conversation, expressive arts, movement, inner journeys, and ritual.
Together we will listen for the life that is asking to emerge now.
If this speaks to something
stirring in you, you are warmly invited to join us.
Together we will be:
Exploring themes of anger, beauty, power, creativity & more
Deconstructing cultural narratives : Releasing what was & what is no longer wanted
Resourcing yourself: Finding inner voices & landscapes
Reclaiming yourself: Moving from nostalgia to genuine longing
Shifting from self sacrifice into belonging to yourself
Creating your own Crone doll to journey with as you continue in this transformative transition
April 15- June 3
Wednesdays 5-7pm Pacific Time
$360 USD
Facilitated by Michele Walker & Melissa Fritchle
Something in you is changing.
This circle is for that change.
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We will meet Wednesdays from 5:00-7:00 pacific time
The dates of our gatherings are:
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3
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You need to be able to access Zoom and have some basic supplies:
a journal
coloured pencils or pens (paints too if you have them)
collage materials are good to have but optional. These supplies include glue, scissors, magazines or images
Outside of these simple supplies you need openness and curiosity - these will serve you well on this journey.
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Everyone is creative and each of us lives with an inner critic who has told us stories of what we are capable of for many years. This is a safe place to explore some of creative ways of being in the world.
We will journey inward through writing, expressive arts, movement and guided inner work. Each participant will also create a Crone Doll to accompany the continuing unfolding of this life passage. Even if some of these sound like an edge for you, this is a time of transition where you can discover surprising things about yourself.
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No we will have a community on Mighty Networks called Intimate with the Moon and Soil. All the resources and the community conversations will be in a private area of this space. We wanted to have a community that does not have all the politics and cultural noise that social media has.
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We will be recording the sessions and posting them in our Mighty Networks Community Intimate With the Moon and Soil. We do recommend that you attend all the sessions as there is something magical that happens when we gather together .
Michele Walker
Michele is a wild soul, an artist, a Jungian Coach, and a Wild Guide. She brings her love of creativity and eco-spirituality into all that she does—through her work with Wild Church BC, the Centre for Wild Spirituality, and her own practice, Wild River Soul. Michele’s passion is to walk alongside others in exploring their longings, weaving together art, nature, and soulful presence.
Michele is a settler who grew up with the unceded mountains and waters of the Sinixt people (Rossland, BC) and still holds those mountains and waters in her being. She now wanders the hills and grasslands of Secwepemcúĺecw and lives on the unceded lands of Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc (Kamloops, BC).
Your Guides
Melissa Fritchle
Melissa is a licensed Holistic Psychotherapist and EcoSpiritual counselor in Santa Cruz, CA. For many years her focus of work was Sexual Health, including the intersections of sexuality and religion, and she provided Sex Education internationally, including groundbreaking programs in Uganda and Kenya with Catholic clergy. She was core faculty for Holistic and Transpersonal Psychology graduate programs and continues to teach for Stanford’s Healthy Living program. She holds certifications in Depth Hypnosis & Mindfulness Meditation. She was in a 2020-21 cohort with Seminary of the Wild Earth and has been a guide for their EcoSpirituality programs since 2022.
